What is the best Wi-Fi Printer for Mac Studio?

What I am hearing is that because of the inherent flaw (that you MUST print or the Ink dries up) printer-makers have found a way around that by "cleaning the heads" from time to time. That is not likely to make me switch anytime soon. I still have bitterness over the far older printers I owned that just were nothing but trouble because of LACK or use.

Yes ink-jet printers themselves were cheap, but the 'life-cycle costs' are most definitely NOT cheap.

Give me my laser printers. Laser printers are more expensive to buy, the the supplies last a very large number of pages and they are ready to print nice pages whenever I want.

If I may ask, in those 25 years of owning Brother printers; how many times have you had to buy a new or upgraded version? I am asking because I am looking into buying a new printer and research can only get one so far. Talking to someone in the Apple world is helpful.

JustChecking76 wrote:

If I may ask, in those 25 years of owning Brother printers; how many times have you had to buy a new or upgraded version? I am asking because I am looking into buying a new printer and research can only get one so far. Talking to someone in the Apple world is helpful.

There is no one best printer, as requirements and budgets vary.

Considerations: Which Printer Should I Buy? - Apple Community

When considering your choices, look at both the purchase and the consumables prices, too.

A recent review: https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/24117976/best-printer-2024-home-use-office-use-labels-school-homework

I usually get about a decade from a Brother multi-function (non-subscription) printer, if not longer.

With any printer having AirPrint and IPP/IPPS support, vendor drivers are much less of an issue, too.

You absolutely want AirPrint for use with Apple gear and also having IPP/IPPS support is strongly preferable for mixed environments. I much prefer Wi-Fi or wired printers (or both) as well, as the price savings for USB just isn’t that great these days as compared with the convenience of not having to deal with the hassles inherent in sharing USB printers.

For me, inkjet printers are a non-starter.

Many of these REQUIRE that you print stuff on a regular basis. If you EVER fail to do so, the ink dries up, and the cartridge must be replaced, because you DID NOT print.

My household uses only Ethernet network-connected Printers that are NOT inkjet. we have one main black&white with two-sided capability, and one 'business graphics' color. We push the color one to do occasional photographs sometimes, and otherwise send out for 'real' photo printing.

If Users can just think deeply about what is important in their situation, we certainly have a lot of different choices today when it comes to printers.

What a great time to be alive!

Never did I have to buy a new or upgraded version. I just needed more printers so I bought the Brother printer that met my needs and that was available at that time. They all continue to work.

There’s no one right printer. There are different requirements, budgets, and expectations.

Here are some of the considerations: Which Printer Should I Buy? - Apple Community

You will want a printer with AirPrint support.

Local preference is Brother MFC and such.

If you print a lot of Doc's and Pic's, I recommend the Epson Eco-Tank Home & Office models.

https://epson.com/ecotank-ink-tank-printers?

I have three Brother laser all in ones, so I highly recommend that brand--I've owned Brother (including fax machines) for 25 years.

Whew, whats a good design to you?

Color, Black & White, Inkjet, Laser????

I've had great luck with Brother Printers...

https://www.staples.com/brother-mfcj1010dw-wireless-color-all-in-one-inkjet-printer/product_24522860

https://www.staples.com/Brother-Printers/cat_CL167883/005mx

Grant, you may not realize it, many ink-jet printers keep track of time and last print and can do a service routine to make sure the printer is ready to go. They spit and wipe into a "cleaner station" which is built in to the printer. I worked for HP for 10 years and helped design some of the hardware to do that in home and commercial printers.

Not all models and not all manufacturers have the same capability, but most do.

Different horses for different courses. Many users do not want to spend big bucks for a color laser or have the space for one. The market for under $200 color all-in-ones is huge and most of the newer ones do take care of the print heads when the user is not printing often.

Good luck my friend. :)